Belief preservation is the tendency to take credit for acts that yield positive outcomes, and deflect blame for bad outcomes by attributing them to external causes.

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Belief preservation actually refers to the tendency to cling to one's initial belief even after receiving new information that contradicts or disconfirms the basis of that belief. The description given is more accurately related to the concept of self-serving bias.

Belief Preservation Is the Tendency to Take Credit for Acts